Divemaster
07-01-2016, 15:32
Terrorist hostage crisis underway in the Gulshan area of Dhaka. I lived there for several months a decade ago. Gulshan is the diplomatic enclave and is claimed to be secure. While there is an increased police presence, it is far from being a secure area.
Bangladesh's counter-terrorist force, the Rapid Action Battalion, is more hammer than scalpel. The end is going to be messy.
http://bbc.in/29i6wzX
Gunmen take hostages in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
Gunmen have stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, taking a number of hostages, officials say.
Several foreigners are among those being held by eight or nine armed men in the city's Gulshan district, they add.
Two police officers have been killed in a gun battle, a spokesman said, and about 30 others injured.
So-called Islamic State has said it carried out the attack.
A statement on the group's self-styled news agency Amaq said militants had attacked a restaurant "frequented by foreigners". It said that more than 20 people "of different nationalities" had been killed but this has not been confirmed.
Bangladesh's counter-terrorist force, the Rapid Action Battalion, is more hammer than scalpel. The end is going to be messy.
http://bbc.in/29i6wzX
Gunmen take hostages in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
Gunmen have stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, taking a number of hostages, officials say.
Several foreigners are among those being held by eight or nine armed men in the city's Gulshan district, they add.
Two police officers have been killed in a gun battle, a spokesman said, and about 30 others injured.
So-called Islamic State has said it carried out the attack.
A statement on the group's self-styled news agency Amaq said militants had attacked a restaurant "frequented by foreigners". It said that more than 20 people "of different nationalities" had been killed but this has not been confirmed.